![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But, even after all the destruction and loss, there is a sense of hope, there are still good people that make life worthwhile. While one brother cares for a litter of puppies the rest of the family are preparing for hurricane Katrina, and one thing after another goes wrong, while Esch comes to terms with her condition. The way she talks about sex: ".(I)held him the way I'd embraced those boys I'd fucked because it was easier to let them get what they wanted instead of denying them, instead of making them see me." Nobody ever instilled into Esch that she has value, that she is worth protecting, that she can have a future of her own. Her mother died in childbirth when the youngest brother was born, father is drunk and his parenting seems to involve little else than providing a roof over the childrens head and food (instant noodles) in their bellies. In Salvage the Bones we meet Esch, a 14 year old pregnant girl. Even though the lives described are so far removed from my own reality they still feel close because of their intense humanity. I love the way she treats her characters there are no black and white angels and villains, almost all people have some redeeming traits or circumstances that softens your judgement. ![]() Since I was completely blown away by Sing, Unburied, Sing, I jumped to the opportunity to read this previous novel by Jesmyn Ward. ![]()
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